2015: South-South, Middle Belt Elders Back Jonathan For Second Term

[Shola Sholaz]

Abuja — Political Elders from the South-South and Middle Belt, under the aegis of Congress for Equality and Change, yesterday, said President Goodluck Jonathan has every right to contest for a second term in 2015 and should not be denied such right.
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Chief Edwin Clark, leader of the group, told newsmen, after a meeting with President Jonathan, that the group, which was formed in 2010, came to pledge its support for his government.
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He said: "It is written in the constitution of Nigeria that a president is entitled to two terms.
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Shagari did so, Obasanjo did so. Shagari's second term was taken over by a military man.
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"Today, he wants to be President. He staged a coup in 1983. I was also a Senator at that time.
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"When it came to Obasanjo, he did eight years under the constitution. And some of my northern friends have said that all they had was a second term for Shagari.